opnsense-exportervsprometheus
Two self-hosted Monitoring & observability projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| opnsense-exporter | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 44/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #80 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 274 | 66 845 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +649 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 16 |
| Latest release | v0.0.19 · 21 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 44/100 for opnsense-exporter, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for opnsense-exporter.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+649 stars in 30 days).
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